Wright Robinson College, Manchester

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Wright Robinson College

Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester M18 8RL

https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/

Wright Robinson College is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,830 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In October 2021 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2019.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Destinations and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		Fairfield High School for Girls
1.1		Droylsden Academy
1.4		Denton Community College
1.4		Audenshaw School
1.4		Cedar Mount Academy
1.5		Co-op Academy Belle Vue
1.9		St Peter's RC High School
1.9		St Thomas More RC College
2.1		The East Manchester Academy
2.1		Reddish Vale High School
2.1		Laurus Ryecroft
2.2		Dean Trust Ardwick

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are below average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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